The company that oversaw a disastrous property purchase by an Indigenous charitable trust in Western Australia could be on the hook for a multi-million-dollar compensation claim.
The organisations fighting a legal battle over the sale of El Caballo lifestyle village have signed a confidential deed of settlement, a court judgment reveals.
A $4.5 million loss incurred on the sale of the El Caballo lifestyle village has triggered a dispute between the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council and Equity Trustees.
The state government has appointed four representatives to inform design and engage stakeholders on Western Australia's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act.
The former chief of the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council is pursuing the native title body and its chair for damages over allegedly defamatory comments he claims it published last year.
Rockingham-based Doral is set to develop its fourth mineral sands project in WA after the proposed mine was recommended for approval by the state's environmental authority.
The High Court of Australia has dismissed all special leave applications challenging the registration of the South West Native Title Settlement Agreement.
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WA's largest Aboriginal health service has been placed under special administration while South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council has removed its chief executive after a disputed property deal.
El Caballo Resort and Lifestyle Village will be repurposed to become a social housing facility for indigenous Australians under a new joint venture established by the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council.
The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council says funds from a likely Native Title agreement with the state will provide its members with a much-needed boost for business development.
